A lady at a linga shrine, illustrating the musical mode Bhairavi Ragini

Description

A lady sits chanting and playing cymbals beside the linga icon of Shiva within a shrine set in a rocky landscape with plantains and other trees. This page from a Ragamala (‘Garland of Ragas’) illustrates the musical mode Bhairavi.

Glossary (2)

Ragamala

Raga (feminine ragini) are musical modes, often represented by compositions of ladies, lovers, warriors, animals or gods, in series of Ragamala ('Garland of Ragas') paintings, a very popular artistic genre in north India and the Deccan c. 1500 - 1800.

Ragini

Raga (feminine ragini) are musical modes, often represented by compositions of ladies, lovers, warriors, animals or gods, in series of Ragamala ('Garland of Ragas') paintings, a very popular artistic genre in north India and the Deccan c. 1500 - 1800.

Location

currently in research collection

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